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Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

Alanis Obomsawin joins On Docs to discuss "Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair," which explores the importance of talking about residential schools. There is a national, 24-hour, Indian Residential School Crisis Line to provide support to former students and others affected. Their ...  Show more

Are celebrity documentaries real documentaries?

Elamin Abdelmahmoud, host of CBC's Pop Chat, joins On Docs to discuss celebrity documentaries from pop stars Billie Eilish and Demi Lovato, and what we get out of them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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